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title: "Hi all! New plant parent & I just got an aloe plant a week ago. It’s…"
description: "Hi all! New plant parent & I just got an aloe plant a week ago. It’s got a brown spot growing on its far right leaf, and I’m figuring it’s overwatering. Any…"
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published: "2025-06-24T01:24:36.564191Z"
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# Hi all! New plant parent \& I just got an aloe plant a week ago. It’s…

_Posted by est1ngs on 2025-06-24_

Hi all! New plant parent \& I just got an aloe plant a week ago. It’s got a brown spot growing on its far right leaf, and I’m figuring it’s overwatering. Any thoughts otherwise?

For context, it is in potting soil with extra drainage, on my west facing balcony (gets direct sun starting at 12ish until the sun goes down), and I had to move it out of the sun due to high winds for the last 2 days. Thank you!

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## 4 comments

### Ashley commented on 2025-06-24

Looks like overwatering. The soil should be a cactus/succulent mix.

### Herbal Goddess commented on 2025-06-24

Overwatering and maybe not enough sunlight

### Laura B commented on 2025-06-24

Put it in a cactus soil mix; this one will hold too much moisture and cause rot.

### Elin commented on 2025-06-24

defo overwatering, i killed off a couple of aloe vera before realizing they thrive off being underwatered !! :)

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